ARTIFACTS

  


HMS "Kent"
Patent Model
Pantograph
 W. Charles Print

 

 

 

HMS "Kent" Artifact - A mounted piece of the shell shattered rigging of the HMS "Kent" presented to the Association of the Men of Kent by sub lt. AA Porter, Dec. 8 1920. In November of 1914 the far eastern squadron of the German fleet under the command of Admiral von Spee consisted of two heavy and three light cruisers. It crossed the Pacific to the Chilean coast hoping to round the Cape Horn and reach their German home port. They successfully achieved the rounding of the Cape and planned to run into Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands to raid the British coaling station. Once there, however, the Germans encountered the battle cruisers "Invincible" and "Inflexible" and the armored cruiser "Kent."

They took up the pursuit of von Spee's squadron. In this action the "Kent" engaged in a, "...ferocious gunnery duel with the German light cruiser 'Nurnburg'..." which it sank. The battle of the Falklands has been described "as one of the great naval battles of the 20th century" (see Hough who devotes an entire chapter to this engagement). The artifact offered here is a part of the damage the "Kent" sustained through German naval fire. The mount meas. 18 inches by 82 inches; appx. 45lbs.

$1500

  
 

Patent Design Model - Snyder, A:
Fireplace, Richmond, 1869, The model is approx. 9" sq. soldered tinplate. Unique.
It isl in very good condition overall with some solder jts. splitting.
The original patent model offered with a xerox description of the patent registration. Snyder was granted patent #99529 on Oct. 5, 1869. He invented an improvement for the home fireplace that consisted of a perforated radiator and basket grate. This permitted complete burning of the fuel (coal), the extraction of ashes, and improved the heating efficiency. The model is a large reproduction of Snyder's fireplace in tinplate. It retains the original patent office model tag and identification.

$750

 
  Etched print with roulette work by the American caricaturist William Charles. The print is entitled, John Bull and the Baltimoreans. It was one of three cartoons issued by Charles about the War of 1812. He worked in Philadelphia and New York producing a total output of only 35 designs. The scene portrays the repulse of the Royal Army at Fort Mc Henry. The foreground depicts the American Fifth Regiment (left) pursuing a disorderly troop of British and Highland soldiers toward the right while harassing and taunting them. The print is in fine condition.

There are the remains of two hinge marks on the back. It is a robust impression with excellent margins and no foxing. The sheet size in 14.75 inches by 10.25+ inches. See Reilly, Am. Pol. Prints, p. 21; Lanmon, Phila. Print Making; Weitenkampf, p. 19

$2200